S 762

A Bill To Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "Recognition Of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act" By Adding Article 7 To Chapter 61, Title 44 So As To Authorize The State Of South Carolina To Join The Recognition Of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact In Order To Facilitate The Day-To-Day Movement Of Emergency Medical Services (Ems) Personnel Across State Boundaries In The Performance Of Their Assigned Ems Duties And To Afford Immediate Legal Recognition To Ems Personnel In A Member State; To Establish Certain Ems Licensure Requirements Under The Compact, To Provide For The Privilege Of Ems Personnel To Practice In Another Member State And In Remote States, With Exceptions, And To Establish Certain Limitations On The Application Of The Compact During A State Of Emergency; To Provide Certain Limitations On The Privilege To Practice Under The Compact When An Individual'S License Is Suspended Or Otherwise Restricted And To Enable A Member State To Take Adverse Actions Against An Individual'S License In Certain Circumstances; To Grant Certain Powers To The State'S Ems Authority; To Establish The Interstate Commission For Ems Personnel Practice And To Provide For Its Membership, Duties, And Authority; To Provide For Enforcement Of The Compact By Member States And For Dispute Resolution; And For Other Purposes; And To Amend Section 44-61-20, Relating To Terms Defined In The "Emergency Medical Services Act Of South Carolina", So As To Change The Definition Of "Investigative Review Committee".